The Cost Effectiveness Working Group CEWGG) was part of the IPTi Consortium and responsible for coordinating the collection and/or analysis of primary cost data in Kisumu, Korogwe, Same, Lambaréné, Manhica, Ifakara and Mtwara.
Inclusion criteria were agreed by the reviewers in consultation with the EEA Evidence and Effectiveness Working Group (experts in the field of IHPs).
Importantly, little comparative effectiveness work has been completed in this area, leaving unknown which financing strategies are the most effective and/or suitable for application in Beveridge-style healthcare systems.
b) Most informants believed that more research was needed to provide a solid evidence base for service continuation and development, in particular clinical and cost-effectiveness work.
Our cost-effectiveness work indicates that increasing HCV case-finding in addiction services can be cost-effective.
The project, for example, may consider the regulatory and fiscal advantages of bilateral trade deals, such as the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, including a medicines cost-effectiveness working committee to facilitate exchange of pharmacoeconomic expertise[ 45].
As part of its WHO-CHOICE cost-effectiveness work programme (go to for more details), WHO has undertaken an effort to assess the overall costs and effects of a wide variety of health interventions [ 1].
WorldatWork categorizes seven areas of work-life effectiveness; Workplace Flexibility; Paid and Unpaid Time Off Health andd Wellness; Caring for Dependents; Financial Support; Community Involvement and Work-Life Culture Change Initiatives.
The survey contained measures of transactive memory, work-team effectiveness and work attitudes.
Evidence is usually sought to demonstrate effectiveness ("it works"), show the need for policy action ("it solves a problem"), guide effective implementation ("it can be done"), and clarify cost-effectiveness ("it provides value for money") [ 15].
